trim
verb (used with object)
to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc..
trimly
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a word derived from
trim.
Example Sentences
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“Late Night With the Devil” is trimly effective horror of a rare sort: I found myself wishing, halfway through my screening, that I was watching it on my TV.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
Government ministries now include trimly dressed professionals and spokesmen.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2022
The mostly female staff of nurses, medical assistants, and telemarketers with headsets wear identical, trimly cut black pantsuits.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 14, 2012
Methinks, Gammer, a merry winter's tale would drive away the time trimly.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2010
Her wimple is trimly plaited, and how fashionable is her cloak!
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
